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Humanities is an interdisciplinary major coordinated by the Letters Collegium. Working together, the student and Mentor design a ten course program using the methodology of a core Letters discipline (American studies, classics, history, literature, philosophy, political science, film studies, or religious studies), supplemented with courses from complementary disciplines and integrative humanities courses. A minimum of five courses must be from the core discipline; the other courses may be drawn from complementary disciplines. At least five courses must be at the 300 level or above. In addition to the ten-course program, students are required to take a Senior Comprehensive exam designed and evaluated by no fewer than three Letters Collegium faculty.

Students who complete the humanities major demonstrate the following competencies:

knowledge of the significance of the humanities as an interdisciplinary field of study and endeavor, and of the interconnections between the different humanities disciplines

knowledge of content in the core discipline

ability to understand and use the methods of the core discipline;

ability to conduct research and engage in scholarly writing, including mastery of the accepted style of documentation in the core disipline

ability to engage in effective oral communication.

HU 499: Senior Thesis

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